Anyone who has caught the travel bug will know they are doomed.
Doomed to spend the rest of their days in adventure that is — for what could be better than trying out new foods, meeting people from radically different cultures, and exploring awe-inspiring places?
Exactly nothing, that’s what. Yep, travelling is pretty awesome. And here are a few things only the intrepid explorers among you will identify with.
#1. You plan your next trip while you’re in the middle of one.
If you could, you’d probably never go home.
#2. You constantly daydream about your next trip.
Thinking about where to go is half the fun.
#3. If it’s a place you’ve never heard of, it’s a place you want to go to.
Comfort zone? What’s that?
#4. Your list of places keeps growing, and growing.
It’s officially out of control.
#5. You’ve mastered airport security…
Like a boss.
#6. …And the art of packing.
Carry-ons, all the way. Ain’t nobody got time to wait for baggage claim.
#7. You get unreasonably sad if customs doesn’t stamp your passport.
“Please, could you just make an exception this time?”
#8. Jet lag doesn’t affect you out as much as it does other people.
You can’t remember the last time your body ever stuck to a single time zone for more than a few months.
#9. You live for finding that off-the-beaten track not in the guide books.
There is nothing quite like the feeling of being a daring, intrepid explorer.
#10. You’ve trained your stomach to take anything.
Your hunger knows no bounds, and local delicacies are your crack.
#11. You get an alert on your phone whenever plane tickets are on sale.
It makes you happier than christmas presents.
#12. Your emergency savings are more accurately, your travel savings.
“A spiritual retreat to an ashram in India can be considered an emergency, right?”
#13. You’ve even made some financial compromises to save up for future trips.
Because you’d rather starve yourself in your own country than starve in a foreign country.
#14. You don’t wait around for other people to make travel plans.
You relish the solitude and freedom of travelling alone.
#15. But you know that travelling with a friend is pretty awesome too.
There are just some people in your life that are worth the extra baggage.
#16. Ultimately, everywhere feels like home to you.
Because this big, blue, beautiful planet belongs to all of us.